Travis Diener | Guard

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Travis Diener has retired at the age of 32.

Diener had most recently played for Dinamo Sassari in Italy for four seasons after spending time with the Magic, Pacers, and Blazers. The former Marquette star will retire with NBA career averages of 4.8 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists and unfortunately never lived up to the expectations that many had for him after his successful college career. Tue, Jun 10, 2014 09:22:00 AM

Diener says the Bucks, Cavs and Bulls all showed interest, but he didn't want to be the third point guard again. Now he's going to be playing tax free in the island of Sardinia. We're jealous. Tue, Aug 17, 2010 10:36:00 AM

Depth Charts

The Blazers have picked up Pat Connaughton's $1.4 million option for the 2017-18 season.

The Blazers now have 14 guaranteed contracts heading into the season, one short of the league maximum. With Allen Crabbe in Brooklyn, Connaughton will have a chance to compete for the backup SG minutes behind C.J. McCollum. He's still not a fantasy option in most formats and we don't see that changing anytime soon.

Noah Vonleh described his right shoulder injury as a "light strain," and said he'll be back on the court in 4-5 weeks.

Vonleh will assuredly miss the first two weeks of the season, but he should be able to get back out there by late-October or early-November at the latest. Al-Farouq Aminu, Caleb Swanigan and Ed Davis are all candidates to start at the four in Vonleh's absence, and that's a position battle we'll be monitoring closely over the course of training camp and the preseason.

Zach Collins (right quad) will not play for the rest of Las Vegas Summer League.

He caught a knee to his thigh and apparently it's caused some bruising. Before the injury, Collins didn't have the strongest showing in Vegas this past weekend with a five-point Sunday and a 10-point outing on Saturday. He should have a chance to get backup minutes at the five, but he doesn't have fantasy value in most leagues.